Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-09
WANTS TO BLOW OFF.
A SOUTHERN CONGRESSMAN WHO IS
VERY INDIGNANT.
He Would Like to Speak Out in Meeting
The Question Of Revenue
Reform.
lrrom onr Rerular corresponaent.l

From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, February S.-Some OF
the southern members who favor inter
naI.revenue reform blame the Speaker
severely for not granting permission
yesterday for some one to make the
motion 10 abolish the tobacco taxes.
They say openly that when he comes
ND next winter as a candidate for re-
election TO the speakcrship OF the House
they viii bear his. present course in
mind. ] find that it depends altogether
on the individual you converse with
who is censured Some gentlemen re-
probate the course of all the leaders
Carlisle, Morrison, and Randall
charging them all with insincerity.
Referring TO the course of the lead
ers of both wings of the Democracy in
the House amountain member from the
South, sore over the failure to relieve
the people from taxation, remarked to-
day 81 would like this minute to be
down on Hominy Creek makinga speech
to my constituents. | would tell them
Just how things are, as well as how they
ought to be. Here fellow is bound
down by the conventionalities. He is
afraid to speak right out in mcetin. a
Hominy man expects his congressman
to talk Just what he thinks. I've
always done it. Last year /
told them what a glorious Democrat
- was how much he had done for
his country how he loved our own
people, and what ne was going to do for
us in abolishing the internal reve-
nue.. 1t was all gospel truth to those
honest people. / believed it myself
but now | tell You think that man
is -. Well, think will wait till /
get back to Hominy to say just what |
do think of him now"
HoARY ABUSES.
Judge Van Eaton. of Mississippi, ex-
presses the general judgment to-day
when he says that nothing will be done
by this Congress for the reduction of
the revenue. He is clearly of the Opin-
ion that the Hewitt administrative bill
ought to pass at the present session.
There are, he says, hoary abuses which
need correction. Suits involving sew
eral millions are brought which an ex-
plicit, clear-cut law would have pre-
vented. "Now, they had construction
once which taxed the wrappings around
parcels and packages. Somebody con-
tested and the courts decided that those
wrappers could not be made subject 10
duty. A statute to have prevented
that ought to have been in existence.
Importers sometimes take advantage,
and sometimes they suffer from the
inequalities of the law and unjust or
vague rulings of custom-hOuse officials
under the law" Thus he spoke, as he
handled a small pile Of bills on his
desk, some minutes before II o'clock.
DANIELS SPEECH.
Major Daniels speech this after
noon in favor of paying the indemnity
proposed by the Committee on Foreign
Affairs was one of his most eloquent
and spirited. lie was handsomely APP
plauded at the conclusion. General
Cox, of North Carolina, also took part
in this debate.
l learn that General Eppa Hunton
did not second the proposition made at
a recent conference held in this city
between Governor Lee and the Virginia
Democratic congressman to have n spe-
cial session of the Legislature; but, on
the contrary, opposed that proposition.
ARTITIPRY
Mahone's bill to authorize an ex-
change Of guns with the II. z. Lee
battery, of Petersburg, was reported
favorably to-day with amendments.
The first amendment provides that the
guns exchanged may be wrought iron
and muzzle-loading the second, that
they shall be of Government model and
standard.
Mr.. Wise's bill for gravel road from
Richmond to the National cemetery
was reported favorably in the Senate.
Mr.. Beck reported for Mr.. Vance
the bill for the relief of Il. L. Pnker-
ton.
O'Hara's bill to pension Isaac Asliie
WAS favorably reported to-day in the
Senate.
Mr.. OFerrall presented the petition
Of the mayer and 26S other citizens Of
Winchester asking for the passage OF
the education bill.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. J. Randolph Tucker left the city
at : 80 o'clock this afternoon on visit
to her daughter, Mrs Wilmer II.
Shields, at Memphis, who was injured
by an accident three weeks ago. Miss
Laura Randolph Tucker goes with her
mother She Will also visit Mrs. Colo
mel William Preston Johnston, at New
Orleans
Mrs. Thomas s. Bocock, of Lynch
burg, was in the city last evening.
b. T. Butler, of Massachusetts,, oc-
cupied Mr.. Morrison's seat this morn
ing for some time, looking very wise
and innocent, while the IllinOisan was
compelled to find resting place any
where he could. Old Ben. seemed to
be paying close attention to the routine
going on at the Speakers desk.